I hate press releases, hate, hate, hate. Some day I will write the definitive cri de coeur on press-release hatred. But, some can still be amusing or intriguing. So I’m thinking of launching a semi-regular feature here in the Corner, along the lines of the semi-irregular quote of the day. Press Release of the Day (or PROD). Here’s today’s:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE me* Magazine Explores Groundbreaking Women as it Celebrates One-year Anniversary with New Look and Format ORLANDO, FL—The difficulties women have faced over the past 30 years and what to expect in the years ahead are highlighted in the lead article in the anniversary issue of me* Magazine – the official publication of Menopause The Musical®.
The article entitled “Groundbreaking Women: Firsts in Their Field” underscores contributions from female luminaries who forged the way for future generations of females including Wangari Muta Maathai, the first African woman awarded the Nobel Peace Prize; Billie Jean King, the first female to dominate world tennis, Arlene Blum, the first woman to lead a female team up Mount McKinley; and Phyllis Diller, a groundbreaking female stand-up comedian.
The one-year anniversary issue, which includes a slick new look and a larger format, sports a cover featuring Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless, the first female buddies to burst onto American television in “Cagney and Lacey.” The show’s executive producer, Barney Rosenzweig, originally decided to make a movie “that portrayed women as they really are, not as they were characterized by the all-male Hollywood hierarchy.” After multiple rejections by the studios, Rosenzweig turned to the small screen. It was only after the show became a phenomenon, that he surprisingly “became aware of how women were treated as a minority, of their second class status.”
Rosenzweig’s awakening resulted in a series that challenged female stereotypes. The show broke ground, and in doing so, helped change America’s thinking about women and their role in society.
Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman to run for Vice President of the United States, looks forward to the upcoming political season and the possibility of a female president remarking, “Once you are elected President of the United States, the most powerful position in the entire world, you tell me, what job is there a woman can’t do?” Linda Chavez-Thompson, the highest ranking female executive of the AFL-CIO, commented “Women bring a different viewpoint to the table. We need more women around the negotiating table and in public office.”
The anniversary issue also includes an article entitled “A Pathway to Going Green” by Laureen Crowley Algier. Algier relates how women, not only feel responsible for their homes, but for Mother Earth as well. Another article, “Road Trip,” points out how baby boomers have changed our culture at every stage of their lives and are now changing the face of RVing. The trend is towards coaches in the same price range as an upscale house and their “campgrounds” have the same amenities found in upscale resorts.
The issue also includes the first book installment of “45s” the continuation of Jeanie Linders’ cast of four characters in the international hit show Menopause The Musical® – The Hilarious Celebration of Women and The Change. “45s” relates the story of the sound track of the lives of the baby boomer generation “when the music on the radio and turntables told the story of life.”
An adjunct project of the international hit show, Menopause The Musical®, the bi-monthly me* Magazine uses expert editorial and up-to-date commentary on topics such as health, travel, finance, food, books, etc to speak to boomer women about what affects their lives. It is distributed to 150,000 subscribers, attendees of the Menopause The Musical®show in all United States’ cities, plus women’s health and wellness outlets, and various affiliations including the Red Hot Mamas. A one-year subscription (six issues) of me* Magazine is $14.95.
Advertising Information: For those who wish to communicate to this very targeted demographic, contact Brian Hellman at [email protected] or telephone (407) 478-1700.
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